Japan Security Bills

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  Support for Japan's Shinzo Abe Sags After Security Bills Passed

  Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fell after the passage of controversial national security bills, which could let troops fight overseas for the first time since the end of World War Two, polls published today showed.

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  Thousands Protest Before Key Vote on Japan Security Bills

  Thousands took to Japan's streets Wednesday to protest at laws expected to be passed this week that could see troops fight overseas for the first time in 70 years, despite mass public opposition.

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  Japanese Protest As Security Bills Close To Becoming Law

  Crowds took to Japan's streets Wednesday to protest legislation expected to be passed this week that could see troops fight overseas for the first time in 70 years, despite mass public opposition.

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  Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Defends Security Legislation After Support Slides

  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended controversial security bills that have sparked protests from voters worried they violate the country's pacifist constitution, after polls showed a drop in popular support for his government.

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  Unpopular Japan Security Bills Approved by Lower House

  Legislation for a dramatic change in Japan's defence policy that loosens constraints on the military was approved by parliament's lower house on Thursday, despite huge popular protests and a dent in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ratings.

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  Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Support Lowest Since 2012 Amid Doubts About Security Bills

  Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet has fallen to the lowest level since he took office in 2012, to just over 40 percent, with nearly two-thirds of voters opposed to his muscular defense policy that would end a self-imposed ban on the military fighting overseas, a weekend media survey showed.

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  Shinzo Abe's Cabinet to Approve Japan Security Bills; Voters Wary, Confused

  Japan's cabinet was set to approve on Thursday bills to implement a drastic shift in security policy allowing the military to fight abroad for the first time since World War Two, although the public is divided and wary of the change.

• Japan ministers approve controversial secrecy bill

  Japan's cabinet on Friday approved a secrecy bill that would stiffen punishments for people who give away state secrets, ignoring claims it will curtail freedom of the press.

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